Modern Marvels: Harvesting

Modern Marvels: Harvesting DVD VIDEO DOCUMENTARY mega machines agriculture tech! Type: Movie Platform: DVD Publisher: A&E Home Video Released: 2013 Media: DVD Modern Marvels: Harvesting A fascinating look at the mega-machines that have remade American agriculture. Head onto the factory floor to see how they are made See why some jobs remain beyond the capabilities of even the latest equipment. Cutting, digging, picking, stripping, shaking and raking--whatever the crop, there's a custom machine to harvest it. It all began with hand picking, but today it's often one man and one machine harvesting hundreds of acres in a matter of hours. From Ancient Egypt to automated ""squeezers,"" ""shakers"" and electric eyes, MODERN MARVELS follows the never-ending advancement of mankind's methods for transferring crops from the field to the table. Go on the factory floor as modern mega-machines are assembled and see how 21st technology is helping ease the delicate jobs that must still be don